Monday, Aug. 11, 2003

Getting a kid ready for sleep-away camp
is a long and exhausting trial. Before they leave, there are
reams of paperwork to fill out, doctor visits to attend to and
enormous duffel bags to fill with important items like expensive
shampoos and glittery lip gloss. Comment.

The latest documentary from Carroll Gardens
filmmaker Vivek Bald is a riveting story of South Asian kids
in Britain who found mainstream popularity by blending their
cultures with hip-hop, reggae and punk music. Comment.

Park Slope-based
Eva Dean Dance returns to the New York International Fringe Festival
with "Booted." This kickin’ collection of works is
part of FringeHIGH, a showcase geared toward young adult audiences
and families. Comment.

Dozens of Brooklyn musicians marched down
Montague Street last Wednesday evening, strumming guitars and
fiddling violins while evoking the days when Bob Dylan roamed
the block and nightlife in Downtown Brooklyn was something to
speak of. Comment.